Stitchless wallet construction



Dec. 11, 1951 F. A. BRADY 'STITCHLESS WALLET CONSTRUCTION.

4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 29. 1949 mvmon Francis A. ,Braag/ ATTORNEYS11, 1 F. A. BRADY sn'rcmzss WALLET CONSTRUCTION 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 FiledJui 29. 1949 INVEN'IOR 'Ffantzl A. Brava y ATTORNEYS Dec. 11, 1951 v F.A. BRADY 2,578,502

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1 Glaim. (Cl. 150-38) The invention :r'lelt'es to a stitchles's wail'et'eoh'struction.

An object of the present invention is to provide a simple, praetical andhighly attrati've stitchless "Wallet of strong, 'idurable and"inexpensive eonstructionfhavin'g aeompartme'nt for bills and providedwith a "dividing strip or partition "retaineii in position'and'con'ce'aled "at its upper portion by top marginal flaps of theouter wall "of the Wallet to form fa concealed compartment especiallyadapted. for holding bills of high *iie- "nominations, *hedksandotherpapers so that when the walletis opened, only a second "bill holdingcompartment, iiesignewfor*holding {bills of small denomination;isdisclosed-to view.

A fu1-ther-object of theinvention is toiprovi'de a stitchless walletcomprising 'an outer aw al1 having pocket forming-members, and "aseparate inn'erjwallpositively interlocked with thefpoket formingmembers *by means carried 'by flaps of said members anc'l engaging slotsi-nthe terminal *poitions ofthe' inner wall.

Another objectof I the invention is to provide -a "window 'in oneof th'epocket forming-members having -a frame with which an end flap -of theouter wall --is interlocked to assist in *i etaini-ngsaidendiiapsecurlyiaSteneiiin position in overlapping relation with theouter side portion of 'the pocket iforrri-ing-men'ihe'r and at the--'s"ame time reinforce 'the la-tter.

A further object of thefiinvention is topr'ovi'de a reinforcement forthe *other pooket 'forrrii-ng' Another object 1 of the invention is toprovi'de a stitchless wallethaving an ohter wall provided at thetop withdownwardly or-inwardly'e xtending dividing strip retainin and-eo'nc'ealing fl-a ps and with terminal tabssecured to tli'eo1i-ter wallat the inner face thereo'f, said marginal -fla'ps and tabs being form'edby an "integralextension of the to'p portion of the oiiter -wall.

' invention 'oonsists in the constriiction and n'o'vel combination I andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the-='-a'eeompanying drawings-'and- -poiriteii out in the' cla-im heretoappended; it being understood? that various changes-in the form,proportions,*and minor details of construction. within -the seope of theelaim-f maybe resorted' to without departing from 2 *the spiritorsacrifioing "any of "the advantages of the' invention.

fin the drawings:

"*Fig'. -l "is "an elevation of the stitohless wallet constructed inaccordance "with this invention and shown in open f position;

Fig. '2 is a longitudinal sectional view on the "line 2- 2 of Fig.1;

ffFig. "i's a longitudinal sectional view on {the line"3:*3of F igffgj'showing portions of the "dividi' g; strip and the {top ymarginalflanges and tabs of 'the'outer wall in elevation;

Fig. 4 is a transverseseetional'view'onthefline -fs. :i of Fig. 1;

Figf5 is aWransverse sectional view onftheline 5 5 of Fig.1;

"Fig. 6 is "a 'plan view of the blankffrom whieh th 'ou 'wal 'th f o erm n m m r an the'fi'apsand"tabsareformed;

2 jri gr'zisa plan'viewbfthe-inneriWall;

Fig. 8 fis a detailperspective view offthepocket "insert, partly open"to 'show "the two sides or fleavesthereof Fi'gfiQ'is adetail viewof'the reinforcement of fthe jpoeket forniin'g *memberhaving the"insert;

Fig. 10 is "asimilar view of the "reinforcement 'of-theiiap io'fsuempooket 'forming member;

frjig. l'l i'sjan elevation of'a moiiifieatiomofthe invention iniwhiehthefdlviding'strip rpartition jisi's'ecured toth'e'outervvallby'aTamper-fastening;

Fig. I2fis"a 'jcietailfvertical;sectional viewtetken ion t e line 12|'2-orF1g:11.

f'R'e f'erringjparticularly to' 'the form of?-the finventi'onillustrated'in f'Fig s. f1 ='to"1'0,"inl1isive, "of

"thedrawings; I 'desi natesianoblong outerwall'et wall constru'etedof"leather for other suitable "fiexi'ble' sheet material andprovided atthe bottom with poc'kefiorniing mernbersfl aniifS extending "upwardly inparallelism with the outer wall and 40 "providedatthetop'withflaps41and5 whiehFfold downwardly and inwardly within thewalltfover Ja ob n iiwe ifi- *The 'fi'aps are-preferably tapered slightlyfihy arrangingtheir lower edges '1 and 8 "divergingly 45 at'an' inelination, andtheouter ends of the flaps 4and 5 are provided with parallel slits *9 and}!0 forrning toi-igues H loeatedat a point-spaced from the-upper and loweredges of the flaps 4 and-'5 andextending longitudinally of -the wallet'50 "through 1 vertical transve-zrse slets f2 --formed" in the endportions ci-fdhe inner wall 'fi whereby the inner 'wall which: isoonfined I; in: cooperative ---relation 1 with the-pocketforming-members by the ifiaps is positively interloekedwi-thisaidilfiaps.

Thepocket fonm-ingmembersm and 3 eooperate of the end flaps.

with the inner wall to provide main exterior pockets at the inner faceor inside the wallet which is foldable transversely in the conventionalmanner.

The flaps 4 and 5 are of greater length than the pocket forming membersand their outer ends extend beyond the ends of said members to interlockwith end flaps l3 and 14 of the outer wall, as hereinafter fullyexplained.

The pocket forming member 2 is provided with a window formed by a sheetl5 of Celluloid or other transparent material, and a rectangular opening5 cut in the member 2 and providing a frame for the transparent windowsheet which is adhesively secured to the frame portion of the member 2.Any suitable adhesive or other means may be employed for securing thetransparent window sheet to the pocket forming member 2 at the opening[6 thereof.

The other pocket forming member 3 is provided with a transverse slit llwhich extends upwardly at a slight inclination when the pocket formingmember is in pocket forming position, and the said member 3 is providedat its inner face with a reinforcement i8 consisting of a sheet offlexible material conforming to the configuration of the member 3 andprovided with a slit l9 which coincides or registers with the slit ll ofthe member 3 to permit a compartment forming insert 20 to be inserted inand partially passed through the slit ll of the member 3. Thereinforcement I8 is adhesively secured to the inner face of the member3.

The flaps 4 and 5 of the members 2 and 3 are each provided with areinforcement 2| consisting of a sheet of flexible material conformingto the configuration of the flap and adhesively secured to the innerface of the same and provided with spaced parallel slits 22 formingtongue portions 23 which reinforce the tongues ll of the flaps.

The end flaps l3 and i l of the outer wall I, which are foldable aroundthe pocket forming members and are adhesively secured to the same forclosing the outer ends of the pockets, are provided with dovetailextensions 24 and 25 forming interlocking tongues which extendlongitudinally of the end flaps and which have converging end edges 26and 21. The tongue 24 of the end flap I3 is extended between thetransparent sheet 15 and the frame portion 28 of the member 2, the saidframe portion 28 being left free for this purpose, and as the outerportion of the inwardly tapered tongue is of slightly greater lengththan the width of the opening Hi, the end edges 26 extend beyond theopening 16 and thereby interlock the tongue with the member 2. The

end flap l3 and the adjacent side portion of the flap 4 of the member 2are adhesively secured to the member 2 when the end flap is folded overthe same and the tongue or extension 24 is interlocked therewith.

The tongue 25 and the end flap [4 at the other end of the outer wall arefolded inwardly over the member 3 and said tongue 25 is extended througha vertical slit 25 of the pocket forming member and is interlocked withthe same when the end flap I4 is folded over the pocket forming memberand the tongue inserted in said slit 25 It will thus be seen that bothend flaps of the outer wall are adhesively secured to the members 2 and3 and are also interlocked with the same by means of the tongues orextensions 24 and 25 After the tongues or extensions 24 and 25 arepassed through the pocket forming members they are folded outwardly withrespect to the inner edges of the marginal flanges l3 and I4 and when ininterlocked relation with the pocket forming members they lie beneaththe marginal end flaps l3 and I4 and are located wholly within thecontour of the same. The marginal end flaps provide a narrow edging forthe outer ends of the exteriorly arranged pockets formed by the saidmembers and the outer side of the window opening of the pocket formingmember 2 is framed by the adjacent narrow marginal end flap l3.

The inner wall 6 is provided at the central portions of its upper andlower edges with narrow extensions 29 and 30 which are folded againstthe,

inner face of the inner wall and adhesively secured to the same toreinforce the central portion of the inner wall. The outer wall isprovided at the bottom between the members 2 and 3 with a central tab 3!which is folded against the inner face of the outer wall and adhesivelysecured to the same to reinforce the lower edge of the inner wallbetween the pocket forming members.

Within the wallet between the inner and outer walls is arranged adividing strip 32 consisting of an oblong sheet of flexible material andhaving its upper marginal portion 33 bent or folded downwardly andadhesively secured to the rear face of the dividing strip to reinforcethe same. The upper corners of the dividing strip are cut away at 34 andthe central portion 35 of the lower edge is recessed or cut away to spanthe bottom central tab 3| of the outer wall. The lower corners 36 of thedividing strip are also cut away and the lower edge 31 of the dividingstrip is adhesively secured to the inner and outer walls at the loweredges thereof. The dividing strip and the outer wall form a secret billcompartment and the upper edge of the dividing strip is engaged andconcealed by upper flaps 38 formed by an upper marginal extension 39 ofthe outer wall. The upper marginal extension 39, which is foldeddownwardly and inwardly within the wallet, is slit at 40 adjacent itsends and is also cut away at 4! at its central portion to form the upperflaps 38 and also to provide end tabs 42 which are bent downwardly intothe wallet and adhesively secured to the inner face of the outer wall.The slits 40 terminate short of the upper edge of the outer wall andmaintain the inwardly folded marginal portion of the outer wall withinthe wallet.

The upper reinforced edge of the dividing strip is spaced from the upperedge of the outer wall and is located between the outer wall and the topflaps 38 which confine the dividing strip contiguous to the outer wallto form the secret bill compartment and also partially conceal thedividing strip. The dividing strip and the front wall form a billreceiving compartment which is exposed when the wallet is opened and thefront and rear walls spread to afford access to such compartment. Theexposed compartment is designed to contain bills of small denominationsand the secret compartment is provided for the reception of bills ofhigher denominations and checks and other papers desired not to beexposed when the wallet is opened for the removal of one or more of thebills of small denomination. The cut away upper corners at 34 expose theupper corners of the bills contained within the concealed compartmentand facilitate ready removal of the contents of the concealedcompartment when the same is opened.

The removable and reversible insert consists of a substantially oblongpiece of sheet material which is folded transversely to form two outerleaves 43. The member 3 and the inner wall form a main pocket and theinsert 20, which is of a length to project exteriorly beyond the slit5?, is adapted to form with the said member 3 an inner additional pocketand an outer additional pocket when the fold of the member 20 is in aprojecting position. The inner additional pocket is located between theinsert and the inner wall of the wallet and the outer additional pocketis located between the insert and the pocket forming member. Thesepockets are in addition to the pocket or pockets between the two outerleaves 43 of the insert. When the insert is reversed and the fold of theinsert is arranged interiorly of the member 3, the leaves 43 provide acentral additional pocket in addition to the inner and outer additionalpockets. Also the insert may be removed and the leaves will provide aconcealed pocket if the insert is returned with the fold projectingexteriorly of the member 3.

In the modification illustrated in Figs. 11 and 12, the walletconstruction is substantially the same as that heretofore described withthe exception that the top flaps of the outer wall for concealing andconfining the upper edge of the dividing strip are omitted and the upperedge of the dividing strip is secured to the upper portion of the outerwall by a zipper fastener composed of a longitudinal row of slidefastener elements 44 secured to the inner face of the outer walladjacent the upper edge thereof and a 1ongitudinal row of slide fastenerelements 45 secured to the dividing strip at the upper edge thereof, anda slide member 45 which engages the slide fastener elements in the usualmanner to form a zipper fastener.

The upper marginal portion 41 of the material forming the outer wall 48is folded inwardly to reinforce the outer wall at the upper edge thereofand the flexible strip 49 of material carrying the slide fastenerelements 44 is attached to the inner face of the outer wall between thesame and the said marginal portion 41. The flexible strip 50 whichcarries the slide fastener elements 45 is secured to the dividing stripat the upper edge thereof. The dividing strip, as in the form of theinvention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 10, inelusive, divides the interiorof the wallet into two bill compartments and the bill compartmentbetween the dividing strip and the outer wall is closed and fastened bythe zipper fastener.

The terminals of the flexible strips which are provided with the slidefastener elements 44 and 45 are secured to the outer wall and to the topend tabs 5| thereof.

I claim:

A stitchless wallet comprising inner and outer walls, the inner wallconsisting of a single piece of material and extending longitudinally ofthe wallet from one end of the outer wall to the other end thereof andthe outer wall being provided with pocket forming members connected withthe lower edge of the outer wall and extending upwardly therefrom to theupper edge of the inner wall and fitted against the outer face of thesame and having flaps extending downwardly at the inner face of theinner wall to approximately the lower edge thereof and confiningtheinner wall within the wallet and securing said pocket forming membersto said inner wall, and narrow marginal end flaps formed integral withand located at the ends of the outer wall and folded inwardly over theouter side edges of the pocket forming members and providing narrowedgings and having narrow extensions forming tongues of a Width andlength less than the marginal end fiaps and extending through the pocketforming members to the inner faces thereof and having terminalprojections engaging the inner faces of the pocket forming members andpositively interlocking the tongues with said pocket forming members toprevent withdrawal of the tongues from the inner faces of the pocketforming members.

FRANCIS A. BRADY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Broughton Nov. 16, 1948

